Biocrisis: A Blow-by-blow Documentary

This page maintains a real-time update of world biocrisis articles focused on species extinction,
deforestation, global warming and catastrophic climate change so that the reader can keep pace
with the emerging situation and human responses to ecocrisis.

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Use these only once for genuine research purposes.
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Biodiversity Pages
Rape of the Planet and Genetic Holocaust
Sections

Species Diversity and Species Extinction

  1. Species count put at 8.7 million Aug 11
  2. Javan Rhino extinct in Vietnam, African Rhinos Poached for Vietnamese Medicines Oct 11
  3. Drug waste harms fish Aug 11
  4. Bangladesh dolphins get Sundarbans sanctuaries Oct 11
  5. World's oceans in 'shocking' decline Jun 11
  6. Acid oceans turn 'Finding Nemo' fish deaf May 11
  7. Tree-frog biodiversity warning for Amazon Jun 11
  8. Hidden assumption hypes species-loss predictions May 11
  9. EU fisheries reform would 'privatise oceans' May 11
  10. 1,800 monitor lizards seized by Thailand customs Apr 11
  11. Bubbling sea signals severe coral damage this century May 11
  12. Amur tigers in population crisis Feb 11
  13. Sting busts wildlife smuggling rings Dec 10
  14. Day of reckoning for Ecuador's biodiversity Jan 11
  15. Coral marches to the poles Jan 11
  16. Coral reefs heading for fishing and climate crisis Feb 11
  17. More species slide to extinction Oct 10
  18. Are there plenty more fish in the sea? This year's Salmon glut Oct 10
  19. New frog species found in hunt for old ones Nov 10
  20. Elephant ecological engineering 'benefits amphibians' Oct 10
  21. Clone zone: Bringing extinct animals back from the dead Oct 10
  22. Cane toads are evolving into super-invaders Oct 10
  23. Fishing nations criticised over deal on bluefin tuna Dec 10
  24. Agreement reached at UN biodiversity convention Oct 10
  25. Biodiversity - a kind of washing powder? Oct 10
  26. Honeybee disappearance mystery may be solved Oct 10
  27. Why the 'sixth extinction' will be unpredictable Sept 10
  28. Bid to introduce commercial whaling quotas fails Jun 10
  29. 'Green light' for global biodiversity science panel June 10
  30. One-fifth of world's plants at risk of extinction Sept 10
  31. Inbred bumblebees 'face extinction threat' Sept 10
  32. Cold empties Bolivian rivers of fish Aug 10
  33. Urgent call on EU to stop billion-euro 'alien invasion' Sept 10
  34. Polar bears face 'tipping point' due to climate change May 10
  35. Nature loss 'to damage economies' May 10
  36. World's 2010 nature species target 'will not be met' Apr 10
  37. Climate change link to lizard extinction May 10
  38. Overfishing began with the Victorians May 10
  39. Could domestication save the bluefin from
    extinction?     May 10
  40. Zoo: Mining threat to 'living fossil' frog May 10
  41. Whaling plan draws anger from green groups (+more) Apr 10
  42. Whaling worsens carbon release, scientists warn Feb 10
  43. Galapagos sea lions head for warm Peru waters Feb 10
  44. Census offers glimpse of oceans' smallest lifeforms Apr 10
  45. Corruption raises doubts over ivory sales Mar 10
  46. Internet threatens rare species, conservationists warn Mar 10
  47. Folk medicine poses global threat to primate species 2010
  48. CITES Bluefin Battle Mar 10 How bureaucrats decided not to save the bluefin tuna Mar 10
  49. Proposal to ban polar bear trade shot down Mar 10
  50. How to Preserve the Breadth of Life on the Planet Apr 10
  51. Boom time for Arctic animals Mar 10
  52. How interfering humans helped Amazon diversity Apr 10
  53. Biodiversity nears 'point of no return' Jan10
  54. Biodiversity year: UN 'wake-up call' on nature loss Jan10
  55. Bee decline linked to falling biodiversity Jan10
  56. Arctic tern's epic journey mapped Jan10
  57. 'Global surge' in rhino poaching Dec09
  58. 'Bumper year' for botanical finds Dec09
  59. Species' extinction threat grows Nov 09 New fears for species extinctions Oct 09 E. O. Wilson: We must save the living environment Sep 09
  60. Tuna ban 'justified' by science Oct 09 Tuna in peril as catches reach triple the limit Nov 09 Tuna body shies from fishing ban Nov 09
  61. Tuna: EU Backs Bluefin Ban Sep 09 Bluefin off Menu June 09 Skipjack can stay on the menu Jul 09
  62. Kew Gardens' Seed Bank has reaches its target of 10% of world's wild plants Nov 09
  63. Crime rings boost ivory smuggling Nov 09 Siberian Tiger on the Brink Nov 09
  64. Costing the Earth: investing in protecting the planet Nov 09
  65. Permian Mass extinction blamed on fiery fountains of coal Nov 09
  66. New crocodile hopes in Cambodia Nov 09 Niger's giraffes stage a comeback Nov 09
  67. Acid oceans leave fish at more risk from predators Nov 09
  68. Inbreeding sabotages rare species' sperm March 2009
  69. Giant Chinese paddlefish 'verges on extinction' Sep 09
  70. Bird-eating frog among 163 new species found in Mekong region Sep 09
  71. Scale of gorilla poaching exposed Sep 09
  72. End the pillaging of the high seas Sep 09
  73. Mammal database identifies species destined for trouble Aug 09
  74. GM crops harming environment raises controversy Sep 09
  75. 'Extinction threat' to flying fox Aug 09
  76. Axolotl verges on wild extinction Aug 09
  77. Launch for amphibian 'life raft' Aug 09
  78. Vietnam eating its animals to extinction Aug 09
  79. The Sixth Extinction? New Yorker
  80. Many sharks 'facing extinction' Aug 09
  81. Mekong dolphins 'almost extinct' Jun 09
  82. Ladybird 'risk to 1,000 species' Jun 09
  83. Battling scientists reach consensus on health of global fish stocks Jul 09
  84. Extinction hits 'whole families' Aug 09
  85. Oil road turns tribes into meat traders Jun 09
  86. Shellfish reefs are 'most imperilled sea habitat' Jun 09
  87. Invest in islands to save most species Jun 09
  88. Consensus on EU fisheries change Jun 09
  89. Key coral reefs 'could disappear' May 2009 'Freezer plan' bid to save coral Nov 09
  90. Birds face biggest threat since Ice Age May 2009
  91. Acidic seas fuel extinction fears BBC 2009
  92. Medicinal plants on verge of extinction BBC 2009
  93. Emperor Penguins Face Extinction BBC Jan 2009
  94. Mountain gorillas in dire straits, DNA reveals BBC 2009
  95. A billion frogs on world's plates BBC 2009
  96. Bleak forecast on fishery stocks BBC Feb 2009
  97. Wildlife populations 'plummeting' BBC 2008
  98. Extinction 'by man not climate' BBC 2008
  99. Mammals facing extinction threat BBC 2008
  100. Primates 'face extinction crisis' BBC 2008
  101. Protection boost for rare gorilla BBC 2008
  102. Nature loss 'dwarfs bank crisis' BBC 2008
  103. World 'to fail' on nature target BBC 2008
  104. Sharks swim closer to extinction BBC 2008
  105. Lions 'close to extinction' BBC 2008
  106. Progress at UN biodiversity forum BBC 2008
  107. World 'must tackle space threat' BBC 2008
  108. 'Only 50 years left' for sea fish BBC 2006
  109. Corruption is devouring the world's fish stocks New Sci 2008
  110. 'Alarming' plight of coral reefs BBC 2008
  111. Refugee link to wildlife decline BBC 2008
  112. Seas too noisy for whales BBC 2008
  113. Noisy oceans 'threaten sea life' BBC 2008
  114. Map shows toll on world's oceans BBC 2008
  115. Mass extinctions: The Armageddon factor 2007
  116. Medical plants 'face extinction' 2008
  117. Terminator the Zombie 2007
  118. A disaster to take everyone's breath away BBC 2006
  119. Stopping the next extinction wave BBC 2006
  120. 'Critical danger' warning on fish BBC 2006
  121. Extinction alert for 800 species
  122. Life's diversity 'being depleted' BBC 2006
  123. New species found in Papua 'Eden' BBC 2006
  124. Hidden Garden of Eden wilts as Earth warms New Sci 2006
  125. Britains plants conservation behind target BBC 2006
  126. Uganda's 'sex tree' under threat Jul 27, 2007
  127. More species slide to extinction BBC 2006
  128. New Red List paints bleak picture of extinction New Sci 2006
  129. Himalayan forests are quietly vanishing New Sci 2006
  130. Warming set to 'devastate' coral BBC 2006
  131. Maize and Bananas in genetic crisis New Sci 2006
  132. Rainforests still at great risk BBC 2006
  133. Bullfrog linked to frog fungus threat BBC 2006
  134. Fishing major threat to turtles BBC 2006
  135. Albatross numbers take steep dive BBC 2006
  136. Giant Mekong catfish off the hook BBC 2006
  137. 'Hope for coral' as oceans warm BBC 2006
  138. Bush creates new marine sanctuary BBC 2006
  139. Bird extinction rates far worse than realised New Sci 2006
  140. Long-haul birds 'returning early' BBC 2006
  141. Doomsday vault to avert world famine New Sci 2006
  142. Extinction fear for black rhino BBC 2006
  143. UK butterfly species down to 56 BBC 2006
  144. World 'needs new wildlife body' BBC 2006
  145. Rare blue butterfly returns home BBC 2006

Deforestation

  1. 'No substitute' for virgin forest Sep 11
  2. A crusade to end slash-and-burn farming Oct 11
  3. Forest loggers join world's biggest ecology experiment Oct 11
  4. Huge Australian bushfires ignited rare plant growth Sep 11
  5. Misconceptions about forest-dwellers overturned Jun 11
  6. 'Sustainable' timber is not always what it seems Jun 11
  7. Congo rainforest summit stops short of commitments Jun 11
  8. Tropical forests 'better managed' Jun 11
  9. EU and Indonesia sign deal on illegal timber May 11
  10. Brazil: Amazon rainforest deforestation rises sharply May 11
  11. Forest loss slows as Asian nations plant Feb 11
  12. Malaysia leads way in study of deforestation Jan 11
  13. Brazil banks sued for Amazon deforestation Apr 11
  14. India and Brazil head move to 'green' economic future Oct 10
  15. Million-dollar Chinese beds fuel Madagascar timber crisis Oct 10
  16. Amazon deforestation on decrease says Brazil government Dec 10
  17. Indonesia declares logging halt May 10
  18. Forest loss slows, as China plants and Brazil preserves Mar 10
  19. Paying to keep the rainforests standing Dec09
  20. Amazon summit in Brazil aims to tackle deforestation Nov 09
  21. Treaty omission spells bad news for rainforests Nov 09
  22. Amazon is best site for forest carbon investments Dec09
  23. Amazon deforestation 'record low' Nov 09
  24. Argentina's forests dwindle Oct 09
  25. New photos highlight rainforest devastation Sep 09
  26. Paying to save the rainforests Aug 09
  27. Deforestation emissions on the rise Jul 09
  28. 'Boom and bust' of deforestation Jun 2009
  29. Great land giveaway could be disaster for Amazon Amazon bill controversy in Brazil Jun 09
  30. Brazil's other big forest in dire straits May 2009
  31. Rainforests may pump winds worldwide New Sci Apr 2009
  32. Parts of Amazon close to tipping point New Sci Mar 2009
  33. 'Crunch year' for world's forests BBC Mar 2009
  34. Officials fighting uphill battle trying to end Amazon logging Observer Feb 2009
  35. 70% deforestation cuts for Brazil BBC 2008
  36. Amazon destruction gathers pace BBC 2008
  37. Brazil government 'worst logger' BBC 2008
  38. Sierra Leone bans timber exports 2008
  39. Pressures build on Amazon jungle BBC 2008
  40. Amazon deforestation accelerates BBC 2008
  41. Brazil Amazon destruction slows BBC 2007
  42. Brazil sees record deforestation BBC 2008
  43. Brazil vows to stem Amazon loss BBC 2008
  44. Amazon future in graphics BBC 2008
  45. No clear trend in forest loss BBC 2008
  46. Pledge to protect Sumatran forest BBC 2008
  47. The Changing Face of Africa BBC 2008
  48. Amazon deforestation 2006-2050 New Sci 2006
  49. Map of Intact World Forest Landscapes 2006
  50. Nonrandom Processes Maintain Diversity in Tropical Forests Science 2006
  51. Charcoal reveals wildfire history BBC 2006

Biofuels and Peak Oil

  1. Biofuels targets are 'unethical' Apr 11
  2. Warning over global oil 'decline' Oct 09 See Oil predictions
  3. Shell in Hawaiian algae biofuel pilot Dec 2007
  4. Algae hold the key to the biofuel conundrum 2008
  5. EU rethinks biofuels guidelines 2008
  6. Grass biofuels 'cut CO2 by 94%' 2008
  7. Bog barons: Indonesia's carbon catastrophe 2007
  8. Biofuels emissions may be 'worse than petrol' 2008


Time lapse of loss of glacial ice cover Himalayas BBC
(GlacierWorks, Royal Geographical Society and Fondazione Sella O.n.l.u.s.}.

Climate Change, Global Warming, and Ocean Rise

  1. Global warming 'confirmed' by independent study Oct 11
  2. Climate change 'grave threat' to security and health Oct 11
  3. Arctic ice hits second-lowest level Sep 11
  4. Rivers of Melting Ice Mapped in Antarctica Sep 11
  5. Arctic ozone loss at record level Apr 11
  6. Times Atlas 'wrong' on Greenland ice Sep 11
  7. China 'won't follow US' on carbon emissions Oct 11
  8. Planting forests won't stop global warming Jun 11
  9. Climate change 'threatens peace', UN official warns Jul 11
  10. Stratospheric Pollution Helps Slow Global Warming Jul 11
  11. Global warming lull down to China's coal growth Jul 11
  12. Huge Arctic fire hints at new climate cue Jul 11
  13. Worst ever carbon emissions leave climate on the brink May 11
  14. Climate to wreak havoc on food supply Jun 11
  15. Greenland ice in no hurry to raise seas May 11
  16. Warmer oceans release CO2 faster than thought Apr 11
  17. Shale gas 'worse than coal' for climate Apr 11
  18. Melting sea ice leaves Arctic vulnerable to erosion Apr 11
  19. First signs of ozone-hole recovery spotted May 11
  20. Arctic ozone levels in never-before-seen plunge Apr 11
  21. Ozone hole has dried Australia Apr 11
  22. New warning on Arctic ice melt Apr 11 Wikileaks cables show race to carve up Arctic May 11
  23. Roman rise and fall 'recorded in trees' Jan 11
  24. Polar ice loss quickens, raising seas Mar 11
  25. Copenhagen police detained climate protesters illegally Dec 10
  26. Mass tree deaths prompt fears of Amazon 'climate tipping point' Feb 11
  27. Cancun Dossier Dec 10
  28. Why Ice Ages Don't Last Forever May 10
  29. Tropical forests thrived in ancient global warming Nov 10
  30. Deforestation 'not so important for climate change' Dec 10
  31. 2009 carbon emissions fall smaller than expected Nov 10
  32. UN climate talks in China end without breakthrough Oct 10
  33. Amazon tributary drops to record low in Brazil Oct 10
  34. Declining solar activity linked to recent warming (not cooling!) Oct 10
  35. UK faces more harsh winters in solar activity dip Jul 11
  36. The history of ice on Earth May 10
  37. Ridge clue to Antarctic ice loss June 10
  38. Stricter controls urged for the UN's climate body Aug 10
  39. Record-breaking current found deep in Southern Ocean May 10
  40. Amazon river level in Peru at 40-year low Sept 10
  41. Earth 'too hot for humans' within 300 years May 10
  42. Uganda's highest ice cap splits on Mt Margherita May 10
  43. Academics urge radical new approach to climate change May 10
  44. Review of IPCC workings set to open May 10
  45. An oceanic 'fast-lane' for climate change Apr 10
  46. Enough is enough, say climate scientists May 10
  47. 2010 is 'warmest year ever' May 2010
  48. UN: Prospects for climate deal 'slim' Apr 10
  49. UN body to look at meat and climate link Mar 10
  50. Low solar activity link to cold UK winters Apr 10
  51. A quiet sun won't save us from global warming Feb 10
  52. Gulf Stream 'is not slowing down' Mar 10
  53. Climate change will make world more 'fragrant' Feb 10
  54. Greenpeace issues warning about data centre power Mar 10
  55. Which climate changes can be blamed on humans? Mar 10
  56. Greenland's glaciers disappearing from the bottom up Feb 10
  57. Vast iceberg 'may disrupt ocean currents' Feb 10
  58. Methane bubbling out of Arctic Ocean - but is it new? Mar 10
  59. Arctic arch failure leads to sea-ice exodus Apr 10
  60. 'Paltry' Copenhagen carbon pledges point to 3C world Apr 10
  61. Methane release 'looks stronger' Jan10
  62. Major Antarctic glacier is 'past its tipping point' Jan10
  63. Major sea level rise likely as Antarctic ice melts Dec09
  64. Glacier threat to Bolivia capital Dec09
  65. UN climate body admits 'mistake' on Himalayan glaciers Jan10
  66. Officials back climate change science at Delhi talks Jan10
  67. Scientists test climate change 'earlywarning system' Dec09
  68. Copenhagen response 'is pathetic' Feb 10
  69. Copenhagen climate summit undone by 'arrogance' Mar 10
  70. The Copenhagen Dossier Dec09
  71. Climate change: Copenhagen in graphics Dec09
  72. China's climate target: is it achievable? Dec09
  73. Ships provide insight into ocean carbon Dec09
  74. Amazon is best site for forest carbon investments Dec09
  75. 'Acidifying oceans' threaten food supply, UK warns Dec 09
  76. Earth in 'hottest decade on record' Dec09
  77. While Nepal cabinet meets on Everest, Maldives cabine meets underwater Dec09
  78. EU strikes climate funding deal Nov 09 US will announce target for cutting carbon emissions Nov 09 Obama to attend Copenhagen - US cuts announced Nov 09
  79. Brazil and France in climate deal Nov 09 India-China climate change deal Nov 09 China agrees target Nov 09
  80. Final round for UN climate talks Nov 09 Climate causes African Conflict Nov 09
  81. Trees in far north provide biggest climate benefit Nov 09 Treaty omission spells bad news for rainforests Nov 09
  82. Earth 'heading for 6C' of warming Nov 09 Global warming science alarming, say climate experts Nov 09 Stark Diagnosis for Copenhagen Nov 09
  83. Computer Studies 'overstate species risks' from climate change Nov 09
  84. Nature: Counting carbon in the Amazon + When the Ice Melts Oct 09
  85. Glaciers disappearing from Kilimanjaro Nov 09
  86. Indonesia third-largest greenhouse gas emitter Nov 09
  87. Greenland ice loss 'accelerating' Nov 09 Greenland ice loss behind a sixth of sealevel rise Nov 09
  88. East Antarctic ice sheet may be losing mass Nov 09 East Antarctica Thawing Nov 09
  89. Can cloud ships and space sun shades fix the planet? Nov 09
  90. Climategate Dossier Nov09 Hacked archive provides fodder for climate sceptics Nov 09 NZ climate scientist falls victim to hackers Nov 09 UK lawmakers take heat off 'Climategate' scientist Mar 10 'No malpractice' by climate unit Apr 10
  91. Arctic to be 'ice-free in summer' Nov 09
  92. 'Scary' climate message from past Oct 09
  93. What happened to global warming? Oct 09 'Nature' attacks the BBC for climate change U-turn Nov 09
  94. Pause in Arctic's melting trend Sep 09
  95. Map sequence of Arctic Polar Ice 1999-2009
  96. Doctors warn on climate failure Sep 09
  97. China vows climate change action Sep 09
  98. Earth's coastlines after sea-level rise, 4000 AD Aug 09
  99. Global warming could change Earth's tilt Aug 09
  100. Photosynthetic viruses keep world's oxygen levels up Aug 09
  101. Trees advance in a warming world Aug 09
  102. 'Artificial trees' to cut carbon Aug 09
  103. Arctic 'warmest in 2,000 years' Aug 09
  104. Global warming sparked by ancient farming methods Aug 09
  105. Climate change: no Eden, no apocalypse Sep 09
  106. Methane seeps from Arctic sea bed Aug 09
  107. Antarctic glacier 'thinning fast' Aug 09
  108. Glaciers a canary in the coal mine of global warming Jul 09
  109. World powers accept warming limit Jul 09
  110. Origin of Antarctic ice revealed Jun 09
  111. US House passes key climate bill Jul 09
  112. Obama to regulate 'pollutant' CO2 May 2009
  113. 'Safe' climate means 'no to coal' May 2009
  114. 'Quiet Sun' baffling astronomers May 2009
  115. Spam 'produces 17m tons of CO2' May 2009
  116. Key role of forests 'may be lost' May 2009
  117. Ice sheet melt threat reassessed May 2009
  118. Why Antarctic ice is growing despite global warming May 2009
  119. Earth warming faster than thought BBC Mar 2009
  120. Ice bridge ruptures in Antarctic BBC Mar 2009
  121. 'More bad news' on climate change BBC Mar 2009
  122. The Next 100 Years New Sci Feb 2009
  123. Antarctic bulge could flood Washington DC New Scientist Feb 2009
  124. Global warming 'underestimated' BBC Feb 2009
  125. Global Warming Irreversible BBC Jan 2009
  126. Risks of Global Warming Rising: Is It Too Late to Reverse Course? Sci Am Feb 2009
  127. Seas Suffocating BBC Jan 2009
  128. Acid oceans 'need urgent action' BBC Jan 2009
  129. Even Antarctica is now feeling the heat of climate change BBC 2009
  130. Sea Ice Changes 'amplify Arctic warming' BBC 2008
  131. Arctic melt 20 years ahead of climate models New Sci 2008
  132. How kangaroo burgers could save the planet New Sci 2008
  133. Sea level rise by 2100 'below 2m' BBC 2008
  134. Poor countries 'need carbon cuts' BBC 2008
  135. Sea Level Estimates Big Rise 2008
  136. Forecast for big sea level rise BBC 2008
  137. No links to Solar Activity 2008
  138. More doubt on cosmic climate link BBC 2008
  139. Clue to break-up of ice shelves BBC 2008
  140. Arctic ice thickness 'plummets' BBC 2008
  141. New rifts form on Antarctic ice shelf BBC 2008
  142. Warming boosts strongest storms BBC 2008
  143. North Atlantic cold-water sink returns to life New Sci 2008
  144. China biggest CO2 Polluter 2008
  145. China 'now top carbon polluter' BBC 2008
  146. Climate 'could devastate crops' 2008
  147. AGU Climate 'clearly out of balance' 2008
  148. Vast cracks appear in Arctic ice BBC 2008
  149. Arctic ice 'is at tipping point' BBC 2008
  150. Arctic sea ice melt 'even faster' BBC 2008
  151. Arctic losing long-term ice cover BBC 2008
  152. Major ice-shelf loss for Canada BBC 2008
  153. Greenland ice sheet slams the brakes on New Sci 2008
  154. Next decade 'may see no warming' BBC 2008
  155. Sea levels 'rising faster than predicted' 2007
  156. Rising seas 'to beat predictions' 2007
  157. Warning on rising Mediterranean Sea levels BBC 2008
  158. Hints of methane's renewed rise bbc 2008
  159. Climate change in Graphics BBC 2007
  160. IPCC Humans blamed for climate change 2007
  161. Billions face climate change risk 2007
  162. Commentares from the Bali Climate Summit 2007
  163. Nature on Bali 2007
  164. The Tipping Point Science 2006
  165. Climate change 'real and severe' BBC 2006
  166. Backing for 'hockey stick' graph New Sci 2006
  167. Evolutionary Response to Rapid Climate Change Science 2006
  168. 'Clear' human impact on climate BBC 2006
  169. Global warming risk much higher BBC 2006
  170. No doubt about it the world is warming Science 2006
  171. Antarctic ice sheet is an 'awakened giant' New Sci 2006
  172. Antarctica losing ice to oceans BBC 2006
  173. No sign of increased snowfall in Antarctica Nature 2006
  174. Unexpected warming in Antarctica BBC 2006
  175. Significant Warming of the Antarctic Winter Troposphere Science 2006
  176. Antarctic birds 'breeding later' BBC 2006
  177. China and India 'hold the world in balance' New Sci 2006
  178. Sharp rise in CO2 levels recorded BBC 2006
  179. Consensus grows on climate change BBC 2006
  180. Curbing climate change 'unlikely' BBC 2006
  181. 'Major melt' for Alpine glaciers BBC 2006
  182. Greenland ice cap may be melting at triple speed New Scientist 2006
  183. Changes in the Velocity Structure of the Greenland Ice Sheet Science 2006
  184. The Greenland Ice Sheet and Global Sea-Level Rise Science 2006
  185. Greenland ice swells ocean rise BBC 2006
  186. Greenland glacier races to ocean BBC 2005
  187. New analysis says global warming boosts hurricanes New Scientist 2006
  188. Ice Core Extends Climate Record Back 650,000 Years New Sci 2005
  189. CO2 'highest for 650,000 years' BBC 2005
  190. New analysis says global warming boosts hurricanes New Sci 2006
  191. A Worrying Trend of Less Ice, Higher Seas Science 2006
  192. Hitting the Ice Sheets Where It Hurts Science 2006
  193. Paleoclimatic Evidence for Future Ice-Sheet Instability and Rapid Sea-Level Rise Science 2006
  194. Simulating Arctic Climate Warmth and Icefield Retreat in the Last Interglaciation Science 2006
  195. Methane burps disproved? New Sci 2006
  196. Plants revealed as methane source BBC 2006
  197. Air trends amplify warming BBC 2006
  198. North Atlantic Conveyor in Trouble 2006
  199. Ocean Currents Flip Out Nature 2006
  200. Greenhouse gas 'to rise by 52%' BBC 2005
  201. Earth 'on fast track' to warming BBC 2006
  202. Polar ice sheets show net loss BBC 2006
  203. A Sea Change Nature 2006
  204. Sea-level rise is quickening pace Nature 2006
  205. Sea level rise 'is accelerating' BBC 2006
  206. Delay expected in ozone recovery New Sci 2005
  207. Global warming weakens Pacific winds Nature 2006
  208. Monsoon gloom strikes South Asia New Sci 2006

Sustainable Society

  1. Solar Power 2011 - Solar PV Breaks Records in 2010
  2. Wind and wave farms could affect Earth's energy balance Mar 11
  3. "Artificial Leaf" Might Provide Easy, Mobile Energy Mar 11
  4. Water map shows billions at risk of 'water insecurity' Sept 10
  5. US government approves first offshore wind farm Apr 10
  6. China steams ahead on clean energy Mar 10
  7. Masdar: Abu Dhabi's carbon-neutral city Mar 10
  8. Are Engines the Future of Solar Power? Dec09
  9. Solar panel costs 'set to fall' Nov09
  10. New technology cleans up coal with CO2 Nov09
  11. Meeting India's tree planting guru Sep 09
  12. Malawi windmill boy with big fans Oct 09
  13. Floating wind turbine launched Jun 09
  14. Ranchers driving wind revolution Jun 09
  15. US takes pole position in generation of wind power Nature Feb 2009
  16. Abu Dhabi - Green city planned for the desert BBC 2008
  17. EU reveals energy plan of action BBC 2008
  18. Europe unveils ambitious energy plan New Sci 2008
  19. Earth on course for eco 'crunch' BBC 2008
  20. As children starve, world struggles for solution CNN 2008
  21. Honda makes first hydrogen cars BBC 2008
  22. Limits to Growth New Sci. 2008
  23. Limits to Growth in 2008 CSIRO

Population

  1. When will the 7 billionth human be born? Oct 11
  2. Perils of baby sex preference Jul 11
  3. Is India's population policy sexist? Jul 11
  4. Taiwan's birth rate plummets to 0.9 despite government measures Aug 11. Taiwan has the world's lowest birth rate.
  5. Dubious assumptions prime population bomb May 11
  6. Nigeria population: Sachs' three-baby plan 'tricky' May 11
  7. UN warns on Vietnam birth ratio Oct 10
  8. China's one-child policy - success or failure? Sept 10
  9. South Koreans told to go home and make babies 20 Jan 2010 South Korea has one of the world's lowest birth rates
  10. China faces growing sex imbalance 11 Jan 2010 More than 24 million Chinese men of marrying age could find themselves without spouses by 2020. The gender imbalance among newborns is the most serious demographic problem for the country's population of 1.3 billion. The academy of social science cites sex-specific abortions as a major factor, due to China's traditional bias towards male children.
  11. Brazil's soap operas linked to dramatic drop in birth rates Sep 09
  12. Shanghai urges 'two-child policy' Jul 09
  13. China 'may revamp one-child rule' 29 February 2008
  14. Population and Sustainability: Can We Avoid Limiting the Number of People? Sci Am 09
  15. Chinese fertility drugs challenge one-child policy May 27, 2007 Many Chinese take fertility drugs in the hope of a multiple pregnancy.
  16. Riots as women forced to undergo abortions May 28, 2007 Residents in a riot-torn county in south China admit they violated family planning policy, but say government retribution, including forced abortions, was illegal and excessive.
  17. China warns of population growth 7 May 2007 China's top family planning body has warned of a "population rebound" as couples flout one child policy rules.
  18. China 'to punish' two-child rich 1 March 2007.
  19. Japan birth rate shows rare rise 1 January 2007 The fertility rate - the average number of children a woman bears in her lifetime - was expected to be 1.29 in 2006, compared to the record low of 1.26 in 2005. However, a rate of 2.1 is needed to prevent a population drop
  20. Large families 'bad for parents' 26 December 2006 The situation was worst for women, because they were affected by the physical costs of bearing the children. Fathers' mortality risk increased the more children they had, but never exceeded that of mothers.

Pollution

  1. Fukushima radioactive fallout nears Chernobyl levels Apr 11
  2. Plastic rubbish blights Atlantic Ocean Feb 10
  3. Mafia 'sank nuclear waste ship' Sep 09
  4. Laughing gas is biggest threat to ozone layer Aug 09
  5. Pollution 'fights global warming' May 2009
  6. China announces plastic bag ban 2008

Perspectives

  1. Migration as [Ecological] Adaption Oct 11 password="model"
  2. Bolivia enshrines natural world's rights with equal status for Mother Earth Apr 11
  3. Bolivia highway protests spread, paralysing Sep 11La Paz
  4. BBC Nature's Sting, Law and Gift Nov 10
  5. Saving forests, cultures and carbon dioxide Mar 10
  6. Economic growth 'cannot continue' Jan10
  7. Low-carbon future: We can afford to go green
  8. The Tragedy of the Commons
  9. The Triumph of the Commons
  10. Hunger: Food production 'must rise 70%' Oct 09 Food Day praise for Brazil, China Nov 09
  11. Setting rules for living on planet earth
  12. How reputation could save the Earth